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Program Management and Product Launch Engagement

Client — $4 billion Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

Improvement Opportunity

  • Company seeking redesign of program management, including product planning, design, development, and program launch
  • Organizational structure, performance management, program planning, program scheduling, quoting, management of open issues, engineering changes, corrective actions, and document management were addressed.

Approach

  • Performed multi-industry "best practices" study
  • Mapped and analyzed current processes and practices
  • Analyzed gaps between "best practices" and current processes and activities
  • Designed and implemented targeted "quick fixes"
  • Developed "future state" processes and implementation plan
  • Assessed and incorporated enabling technology options into design and implementation plan
  • Assisted with implementation

Results

  • Standardized program management process deployed across business units
  • Reduced program management costs, cycle time, internally driven engineering changes, tracking, and program "resource balancing" and flexibility across programs and business units